1914
Born November 4, 1914
Wakefield, PA, USA
Les McCrabb Notable
b. November 4, 1914 · Philadelphia Athletics 1939–1942, 1950
Les McCrabb spent all 12 of his major-league seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics as a pitcher, from 1939 to 1950.
He went 10 and 15 with a 5.96 earned run average, pitching 210 innings in 38 games. He struck out 57 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 38 games he batted .122, with 9 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Wakefield, PA, USA on November 4, 1914, and died on October 8, 2008. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | PHA | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | PHA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1941 | PHA | 26 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .143 |
| 1942 | PHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | PHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 38 | 74 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .122 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | PHA | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 35.2 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4.04 |
| 1940 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6.94 |
| 1941 | PHA | 9 | 13 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 157.1 | 188 | 96 | 49 | 40 | 5.49 |
| 1942 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 31.50 |
| 1950 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 10 | 15 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 210.0 | 270 | 139 | 63 | 57 | 5.96 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Died October 8, 2008
1939
Major-league debut: Les McCrabb
Les McCrabb made a major-league debut on September 7, 1939.
1950
Final major-league game: Les McCrabb
Les McCrabb played a final major-league game on May 4, 1950.